Pink and Gray Baby Girl Nursery Tour

After going back and forth many times on how to decorate Adriana’s nursery (check out the variety of styles on my Pinterest board!), I finally settled on this soft pink and gray theme. It’s whimsical, airy, and feminine which is exactly how I hoped it would turn out. Well, that’s after I changed my mind on my original bright purple, yellow, and pink colour scheme. This is the first room I’ve ever designed on my own, and I’ll be the first to admit that colour schemes and décor do not come to me naturally. At all. I’m pretty sure I drove Eric crazy with my major preggo indecision. But if a preggo girl can’t drive her hubby cray cray what can she do??

This nursery is a mix of DIY creations and new pieces. The crystal mobile is the DIY project I’m most proud of. I also bought a lot of used picture frames, removed the glass, and painted them for the collage above her crib. The dresser was purchased from Goodwill, sanded, and painted. Lots of small and large projects went down. We have still yet to use the nursery because Adriana sleeps in our bedroom. If this nursery was currently used, it would probably look like a tornado went through it (much like our master bedroom has since we brought her home!). We also moved the glider chair into the family room where it gets used all the time. The change pad, her current clothing sizes, and the baby monitor are all in our bedroom now too. As we all know, the reality is often much different from the original plan/vision!

But what’s more important than the design is what this room means to me. For months during my pregnancy, I dreamed of the day I would bring our baby girl home for the first time. It was an emotional experience to finally hold Adriana in her nursery after months of eager (and nervous) anticipation. I may have even teared up a little in all of my hormonal glory.

Love her.

Enjoy the nursery tour!

As you’ll see, the paint on the wall looks different based on the time of day the photo was taken (it’s warmer in the morning and cooler as the day goes on), so keep that in mind as I shot these pictures at random times of the day. I always recommend testing paint colours on the wall and then looking at it different times of the day to be sure it will be a good fit. While I do enjoy this paint colour (Benjamin Moore Natura in “Barren Plain”), I think next time for a nursery I would go with a warmer undertone because I find it a bit on the cool side. I also listed retailers for everything I could remember at the bottom of this post.

This photo below was taken after we ripped out old carpet, put in hardwood, and primed the walls. Unfortunately, I can’t find the original before picture for the life of me. Just picture peach walls and really dingy, old carpet!

As you’ll see our cat Sketchie, oversaw the entire project! There wasn’t a day when he wasn’t in here with me.

Our original idea was for Eric to build a bookcase for the nursery, but we ran out of time. So I loved this idea for a bookshelf that I saw on Pinterest. These are picture frame ledges from Ikea! The small size was too small and the large size too big, so Eric ended up trimming some off so it was a perfect fit. Then I touched up the ends with white paint.

I also hung some of my favourite maternity photos next to the book shelf thingy. I’ll probably end up replacing some these photos with photos of Adriana as she grows, but it works right now!

When I received Adriana’s newborn photos (taken at 1 week old) I decided to swap out the peony photos for her newborn shots (at least until I get some more frames hung). Cuteness overload!

Call me crazy, but I’m already looking forward to designing the room again when Adriana gets a bit bigger and wants something different. If she’s anything like I was as a kid, she’ll want neon pink, orange, green, and yellow. #bringbackthe80s haha!

It’s a gorgeous nursery, Angela!! I also can’t wait to decorate Nia’s room when she gets a bit older! It also will help once we purchase a house to actually make her room hers (and our home in general)! Great work!

The room just oozes bliss, atmosphere and quietness for the soul. Absolutely beautiful job!

And the fun continues, because you are absolutely right: as they grow older mommy can redesign over and over (and over) again! My 3-year old daughter’s room is currently decorated with flags, pictures, toys and rugs in classic blue, green, red and yellow, but we have deliberately kept wallpaper and big furniture in white such as bed, shelves, frames, table and so on. The (I am told!) upcoming transition into “all things pink and princess” will therefore be quite easy to manage and will not cost us a fortune. Win win for parents and child :)

Can’t wait to follow the development of this stunning bursary, and thanks so much for “inviting” us all in :)

The nursery looks fantastic! So ethereal and diaphanous. Perfect for a little girl! And I can’t believe you bought such a nice looking crib at Goodwill. Sanding and painting aside, it is still in great condition for a Goodwill crib! I love Sketchie keeping tabs on the renos haha.

Oh my star’s! Adopt me!… Sleeping in this room would be like sleeping in a never-ending fairy-tale! What a blessed little angel-girl…
May I also add that I am four-day’s into my new Vegan Life and that YOU Mrs/Mamma Goddess and your amazing creativity with authentic-food -inventing made a worthy contribution to me making that decision….so…I appreciate you and…I thank you.

Hi Angela,
Love the nursery! Can you provide a link or model name for the Dutailier chair/ottoman. It’s much nicer than others I’ve seen by the company -I’m totally interested in it for Baby #2 (due October). We had an antique wooden rocking chair for baby #1 but I think I want something more comfy cozy….
Thanks!
Michelle

My husband and I are expecting our baby girl and we picked the same crib bedding. Love it. The Dutailier glider chair featured in the photos, can you specify the name and model please? We are comparing it to the Monte Como Glider, but the grey it is available in is darker.
Thanks for your help,

What a beautiful nursery!!! I am also using greys and soft teals for my soon-to-be baby boy’s room. Dying to know though – what type of crib mattress did you go with and why? Are you happy with it? We are so overwhelmed by all of the options! Thanks and you’re doing an amazing job, your little one looks happy & healthy!

Hello,
Lovely nursery and great blog – bookmarked, for sure!
If you don’t mind me asking: how did your diet affect your pregnancy?
I am transitioning into a vegan diet, but also planning/hoping on putting a bun in the oven in a couple months
Thanks for your time,
kris

Your room is absolutely stunning! I am looking for that EXACT color for a boppy pillow. I am looking on ETSY and it is really hard to tell the color difference with some. There is one that is blush and one that is baby pink. Do you know what seller you purchased it from or what the color was called? Thank you so much!

Your nursery is absolutely beautiful…..just found your blog….you have some great recipes…..really like your granola and granola bar recipes….looking forward to making them….have question tho, why do all the nuts have to be raw ? I have made it before and just used regular nuts not raw ones…..is there a reason ?

Hey Nicole, I’m so sorry but I don’t recall the brand of shade of pink pain that I used! I did purchase it from Michaels craft store though and I don’t think they had that many pastel pinks to choose from. Sorry I can’t be of more help!